This is the greatest planet in the entire universe, except for all the people
Aliens coming here would first have to deal with all the space junk orbiting our planet.
Then..., all the planes flying around.
And finally, when they get to Terra Firma,
all the rush hour traffic.
There's also all the Global Warming and pollution due to the large number of people.
All the wars.
It's kinda like this:
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It's funny so many people make that argument about America. We always talk about how USA is #1. The truth is that less than 20% of Americans have passports and very few people have actually been outside of North America to actually make a real-world comparison. So, most people that say usa is #1 don't actually have any experience by which to make an intelligent comparison. The same could be said for this argument. How the hell can we possibly know that this the "greatest planet". Grant it, it's a damn good planet. And, yes, our poor decisions have made it worse, but what are we comparing it too? And we could possibly know enough to make an intelligent comparison? I just came back from Europe by the way and they kick our ass in almost every area that matters. Side: Wait..., what? No!!!
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The reason most Americans do NOT have passports is because most Americans don't want to travel outside the U.S. The reason most Americans don't want to travel outside the U.S. Is because the U.S. Is the #1 country in the world. Why try the rest when you're the best ;) Usually, it is people who were born outside the U.S. And then come here that exclaim that the U.S. Is the #1 country in the world. This is also why people are willing to risk their life in order to come here. You don't see Americans risking their life to go anywhere else. The only thing the Europeans kick our ass on is liberalism and that's one area we do not want to be number one ;) Side: Wait..., what? No!!!
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Certainly, you see the error in that kind of logic. That's like saying Ford Motor company's the best, even if you have never driven anything else. Grant it, you like Ford, you're comfortable with it, but to say it's the best you have to have a comparison. Here's a list of where the USA is still number one: #1 America has the highest incarceration rate and the largest total prison population in the entire world by a good margin. #2 There are more car thefts in the United States than anywhere else in the world by far. #3 Of all the major industrialized nations, America is the most obese. Mexico is #2. #4 The average American drinks more than 600 sodas a year - the most in the world. #5 U.S. corporations sell more fast food and more soda than anyone else in the world by a wide margin. #6 Nobody watches more television per week (28 hours) than Americans do. Although to be honest, people living in the UK are tied with us. #7 The United States leads the world in credit card fraud. #8 The United States has the highest percentage of one person households on the entire planet. #9 The United States has the highest divorce rate in the world by a good margin. #10 The United States has the highest teen pregnancy rate in the world by far. #11 There are more school shootings in America than anywhere else in the world. #12 The United States has the highest child abuse death rate in the world. #13 There are more "deaths by reptile" in America than anywhere else in the world. #14 The United States has the most lawyers per capita in the entire world. #15 The United States produces more pornography than any other nation in the world. #16 Americans take more prescription drugs than anyone else in the world. #17 More is spent on prescription drug advertising in America than anywhere else in the world. #18 The percentage of women taking antidepressants in America is higher than in any other country in the world. #19 More people have been diagnosed with mental disorders in America than anywhere else on earth. #20 The United States has the highest rate of illegal drug use on the entire globe. #21 There is more credit card debt in America than anywhere else in the world. #22 There is more mortgage debt in America than anywhere else in the world. #23 There is more student loan debt in America than anywhere else in the world. #24 The United States spends more money on government schools than any other nation on earth does. #25 U.S. citizens spend more time in school than anyone else in the world. So why are so many of us dumb as a rock? #26 Nobody in the world gets more plastic surgery done than Americans do. #27 The United States leads the world in eating disorder deaths. #28 According to nationmaster.com, the United States has the most total reported crimes in the world by far. #29 Nobody has more airport security thugs groping women and children than America does. #30 The United States spends much more on health care as a percentage of GDP than any other nation on the face of the earth. #31 The United States has the most complicated tax system on the entire planet. #32 The United States has the most laws on the entire planet. #33 The United States spends more on the military than the next 12 nations combined, and yet the Obama administration is considering plans to unilaterally slash the size of the U.S. nuclear arsenal by up to 80 percent. #34 The United States has the most foreign military bases in the world by far. #35 The United States exports more arms to other countries than anyone else in the world. #36 Americans spend more time sitting in traffic than anyone else in the world. #37 Americans spend more money on elections than anyone else does in the world by a very wide margin. #38 Every single year, the United States has the largest trade deficit in the world by far. #39 The U.S. government wastes more money than any other government on earth does. #40 The United States has accumulated the biggest mountain of government debt in the history of the world. Side: True
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